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G. T. ERNEST AND I. BARRY.

TRUND'LE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 19w.

Patented June 17, 1919.

WAsKmw-um u c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Specification! Letters Patent.

Appfinatlomflledflamh 20,1819. Serial No; 283,004-

Tool! whom/4t may concern:

Be it'known that two, GEORGE T. IERNJBST and .JoHN Benny, citizens of the United States, residingat Washington, Districtof Columbia, have invented cer ain new and useful improvements in Trundle Toys, of which :the following is a specification.

This invention relates tov improvements .in trundle toys.

An impoltant object .of the invention is to provide a .toy of the above mentioned character having uneans wherehya tank and soldier .or soldiers are causedtoibe advanced in a manner resembling the advance of {the some in making an attack in actual war conditions.

A further out of the invention is=toiprovide a itoyiof'the .above mentioned character, which is attractive in appearance, interesting in operation, and simple in construction.

Otheriobjeets and advantages. of :the inventionwilli be apparent duning the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a pant ofnthis specification and in which dike numerals are employed to designate. like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying our invention,

Fig. 2 11s a plan'view ofqthe, same,

Fig. 3 is' a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, parts in elevation, and,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the apparatus in use.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 5 designates a longitudinal frame, including sides 6, spaced as shown, and connected at their rear ends with a handle 7. At their for- Ward ends, the sides 6 have connection with a transverse axle 8, rotatable with relation thereto, and havin wheels 9, rigidly secured to the ends t ereof, these wheels being arranged upon the opposite sides of the longitudinal frame 5.

Arranged upon the opposite sides of the longitudinal frame 5 are walking beams 10, pivotally connected with the outer sides of the wheels 9, near their peripheries, as shown at 11. We preferably attach flagstafi's 12 to the forward ends of the walking beams, the same projecting upwardly and carrying flags 13, preferably the American flag. The rear ends of the walking beams l0 are slidable within suitably large openings formed in transverse guides 14;, rigidly secured to the handle 7, and arranged upon opposite sides thereof. Upstanding flagstafi s 1.5 are secured to the guides 14, .and carry flags .16, preferably Almericanflags.

.F1guresll mpIBSeBting soldiers in the act of charging ererigidlyseeuredtothetopsof the walking beams, and move with them. The wheels 9 are rigidly secured tothe axle 8, and the pivots 11 StI'BzS-O positioned that when one walki beam 10 is lowered, the other is in the raised position. This is zthe preferred practice, but the invention is not necessarilymestrioted itoithe same.

Rigidly secured to the axle 8 is a pulley 18,, arranged between the sides 6, and engagedby a flexible endless belt 19, engaging a rear pulley-20. lhis rear pulley is arranged between the sides 6 and-is rotatable upon :a; transverse Shaft .21, secured thereto. Arranged between the sides 6, and secured thereto by ipins 22, is :an elevating member 23,-having a rear linclined face'24, extending upwardly ltoward the forward .end of the machine .andaa :forward inclined face 25pxtending downwardly toward :the forward end oflthelmach-ine. Pairs of spaced depressionielements 26am carried by :the sides .6, and arranged near the opposite ends of "the elevating and lowering member 23, suo'h member being disposed between the pulleys '18 and 29. Thedepressionelements 26ihave openings 27, arranged therebetween, to permit of the passage of attaching elements 27', as shown.

The numeral 28 designates tanks, secured to the attaching elements 27 and connected thereby with the endless belt 19, and held spaced therefrom. The tanks are so a1' ranged with relation to the endless belt that one tank will pass above the member 23 while the other tank is passing beneath it, the tanks being thereby timed in travel with re spect to the movement of the two sets of soldiers, so that one tank is moved upon the member 23 while a set of soldiers is ele vated or advanced.

We prefer to arrange a cannon the handle 7, as shown.

In operation, the handle 7 is held in the hand of the user, and the device pushed along the ground with the wheels 9 in contact therewith, as indicated in Fig. 4. This movement of the wheels causes the walking beams to move upwardly and forwardly,

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whereby the sets of soldiers partake of forward and upward movements, closely simulating the actual charging movements of soldiers. As each set of soldiers is moved upwardly and forwardly, a tank is passed upon the member 23, giving the impression o the tank going over irregular ground. This movement of the tank is timed with the movement of the set of soldiers, as above indicated, whereby an interesting effect is produced, closely simulating a charge performed by a tank, serving to protect or cover the soldiers.

We prefer to paint the different parts of the machine red, white and blue, thus the frame 5 may be painted blue, the Wheels 9 red, and the Walking beams 10 white. The soldiers may be painted any suitable color. The invention is in no sense restricted to the idea of painting the different parts of the toy in any particular color.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be re sorted to without departing from the spirit of our invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A toy for simulating a tank charge in warfare, comprising a support, a wheel connected with the forward end of the support, a tank carried by the support, means to cause the tank to travel longitudinally of the support, a plurality of soldiers, and means to advance the soldiers so that they move in proximity to the tank and in the same direction.

2. A toy of the character described, comprising a support, a wheel connected with the forward end thereof, a walking beam having connection with the wheel and connected with the rear end of the support, a plurality of soldiers carried by the walking beam, a tank to travel longitudinally of the support, and means to move the tank forwardly longitudinally of the support, such means being driven by the wheel and timed with relation to the movement of the walk ing beam so that the soldiers are moved in proximity to the tank when the tank is moved to the advanced position.

3. A toy for simulatin a tank charge in warfare, a longitudinal rame, a transverse axle connected with the forward end thereof, wheels rigidly secured to the axle, walking beams connected with the wheels, guide means secured to the rear end of the longitudinal frame and engaging the walking beams, soldiers carried by the Walking beams, a pulley carried by the transverse axle and driven thereby, a second pulley connected with the rear portion of the longitudinal frame, an endless belt engaging the pulleys, an elevating and lowering member arranged between the pulleys and engaged by the endless belt, and a plurality of tanks connected with the endless belt to be moved thereby, said tanks bein so located upon the endless belt that one tan is moved upon the elevating and lowering member as one set of soldiers is moved forwardly and upwardly in proximity thereto.

In testimony whereof we afiix our sig natures.

GEORGE '1. ERNEST. JOHN BARRY.

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